The Butchers Love Child

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It has many years ago since the embarrassing day when a young woman, with a baby in her arms, entered a butcher shop and confronted the butcher with the news that the baby in her arms was his. "And asked what are you going to do about it?" she demanded.

"Well," he said, " I am not a rich man but I will provide you with free meat to feed my son until the boy turns 18." She agreed.

Ever since that day the butcher has been counting the years off on his calendar, and one day the teenager who had been collecting the meat each week, comes into the shop and says, "wel, pop, I'll be 18 tomorrow."

"I know," said the butcher with a smile, "I've been counting too. Take this package of meat home and tell your mother that it is the last free meat she'll get, and watch the expression on her face."

When the boy arrived home he told that to his mother. The woman nodded and said:

"Son, go back to the butcher and tell him I have had free bread, free milk, and free groceries for the last 18 years and watch the expression on HIS face!"